Heimskringla
The Chronicle of The Kings of Norway
by Snorri Sturlson | c.1179-1241 | 320,198 words
The "Heimskringla" of Snorri Sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about A.D. 850 to the year A.D. 1177....
Chapter XIII - Saga Of Magnus The Blind And Of Harald Gille
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Preliminary Remarks:
An age of conflict now begins in Norway. On his death, in 1130, Sigurd left his son Magnus and his brother Harald. They soon divided the government, and then entered upon a five-years' conflict, until Magnus, in 1135, with eyes picked out, went into a convent.
The next year, 1136, a new pretender appeared in the person of Sigurd Slembe, who took King Harald's life in 1137. Magnus died in 1139.
Other literature in regard to this epoch is
- "Fagrskinna" and
- "Morkinskinna".
The corresponding part of "Agrip" is lost.
Skalds quoted are:
- Haldor Skvaldre,
- Einar Skulason,
- and Ivar Ingemundson.